jimmy boo Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Getting error message 29...no signal and to go to Sky website where it says bad weather detected in Markinch and to leave it till weather subsides!! Anyone know what that's about? Surely it's more likely the dish has blown slightly off allignment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I've been without Sky since Christmas Eve, the next free available appointment from their "engineers" is January 14th, which they are charging me £65 for. I hope you manage to get it back online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Phoenix Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I'm impressed a satellite dish in Ayr can detect bad weather in Markinch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Try climbing on to the roof with an emu under your arm to fix the dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosser-fae-the-shire Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Leather f**k out of the dish till the picture comes back. This works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 I've been without Sky since Christmas Eve, the next free available appointment from their "engineers" is January 14th, which they are charging me £65 for. I hope you manage to get it back online.Just got appointment for Jan 5th. It was going to be £65 as I dont have extended warranty but because i've been with them for donkeys it was 40 minus 18 for loss of service...so £22 aint too bad. First time weather has affected me in 7 years here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 I'm impressed a satellite dish in Ayr can detect bad weather in Markinch.I know...WTF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilltoon Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 So you have to pay for them to come and fix their service, that you already pay way over the odds for? Thats hilarious. I'd be telling them to come remove it and i'd take my custom elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 So you have to pay for them to come and fix their service, that you already pay way over the odds for? Thats hilarious. I'd be telling them to come remove it and i'd take my custom elsewhere. Id be a bit pissed off if I was Bobby above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 So you have to pay for them to come and fix their service, that you already pay way over the odds for? Thats hilarious. I'd be telling them to come remove it and i'd take my custom elsewhere. Like where exactly? Unless you live in a cable area there is no competition. It sucks, but thats just how it is I took out the extended warranty one year, then realised that at £65 for a call out it was cheaper to take the risk. The £65 guarantees a fix or new equipment (well refurbished) and the repairs have a 3 month warranty. You'd have to be pretty unlucky to have to shell out twice in one year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 have you square go'd it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Id be a bit pissed off if I was Bobby above. On the back of your discount I called them back, i didn't kick off as I don't see the point in harassing some poor b*****d having to work at this time on a Friday and explained what's happened and they've credited my £65 call out fee. I suppose it depends who you get through to. I am also (quite rightly) not paying for any Tv from Christmas Eve to the 14th. Watching SkyGo on an iPad though is pretty shite, so I've moved the free view box and digital ariel from the spare room into the living room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 On the back of your discount I called them back, i didn't kick off as I don't see the point in harassing some poor b*****d having to work at this time on a Friday and explained what's happened and they've credited my £65 call out fee. I suppose it depends who you get through to. I am also (quite rightly) not paying for any Tv from Christmas Eve to the 14th. Watching SkyGo on an iPad though is pretty shite, so I've moved the free view box and digital ariel from the spare room into the living room. Excellent...well done...the power of P&B!! I was relieved to get through to a helpfull boy in the Falkirk call centre who did his best to get me a discount. I've been through to overseas call centres before and they can be a feckin nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 f**k Sky. My mate was on the phone to me earlier saying something similar about how his box wasnt working and how they were charging £65 to come out and sort it plus it would be over a week before they did actually do this despite him paying £100+ a month. Hes now the proud owner of a skybox f5 and the number of my sat guy and will now be paying Sky f**k all a month compared to over a tonne a month. Their loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilltoon Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Its ludicrous that you get charged in the first place IMO. You're already paying £50 or more a month for them to give you a code to access a signal thats overhead anyway. I appreciate that for some areas there will be very little competition. I also perhaps overlooked how lucky i am, as I have cable and TV. Didn't even need to take the phone line, on the downside, I can't upgrade to TiVo without taking the phone, dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Its ludicrous that you get charged in the first place IMO. You're already paying £50 or more a month for them to give you a code to access a signal thats overhead anyway. I appreciate that for some areas there will be very little competition. I also perhaps overlooked how lucky i am, as I have cable and TV. Didn't even need to take the phone line, on the downside, I can't upgrade to TiVo without taking the phone, dicks. If you are on cable and paying over the odds, downgrade to freeview and take the lowest phone deal with broadband. Then purchase a Kryptview A780 and use that as a cable receiver. Should get u everything, even box office etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Hilltoon Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 If only I knew this a few days ago, Santa could have been a legend. A quick browse has them around £250, shall need to research this some more. For journalist purposes, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 If only I knew this a few days ago, Santa could have been a legend. A quick browse has them around £250, shall need to research this some more. For journalist purposes, obviously. They shouldnt be as expensive as that mate, at least not that model. I will have a quick peek and get back to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Just had a look at the dish...the LNB arm is bent forward and almost snapped off. Called BT to sort Vision box in other room and they want £35 to reconnect within 10 days! Mrs Boo called to cancel espn with them a while back and they had pulled the plug on the whole thing. They'll review the call and if its their fault they'll do it free of charge. So it's laptop TV for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkle Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Just had a look at the dish...the LNB arm is bent forward and almost snapped off. Called BT to sort Vision box in other room and they want £35 to reconnect within 10 days! Mrs Boo called to cancel espn with them a while back and they had pulled the plug on the whole thing. They'll review the call and if its their fault they'll do it free of charge. So it's laptop TV for a week. Although its no ideal, connect the laptop to the tv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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